Pawlet 2: Poems Written in Berlin

Gibbs (Barbara).    Pawlet Press, Vermont,  1959  One of 526 numbered copies  4to. Printed by Claude Fredericks on Amalfi and hand bound in maroon wrappers with printed paper label on front wrapper Fine copy in original printed mailing envelope  The Banyan Press was founded in 1946 in New York before its move to Vermont, and published numerous Beat writers such as John Berryman and James Merrill. Fredericks’ stated mission as a printer was to exercise “a simplicity in design, consistency in execution, and a relentless solicitude for each and every detail.” This publication marks an early issue from his successful pamphlet series. 

Price: £25